Ukrainian Brigadier General Serhiy Baranov's recent confirmation of the operational status and ongoing improvements of Ukraine's Hrim-2 missile presents a unique opportunity for foreign-local defense industry collaboration. Foreign defense companies...
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Germany and Taurus Missiles to Ukraine: A Bridge too Far?
8 November 2023
The Taurus air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) remains a coveted asset for Ukraine, offering unique bridge-busting capabilities that Storm Shadow/SCALP EG and ATAMCS lack. However, Taurus’ strength is also its weakness,...
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Moldova & Transnistria Security Update #11 (October)
3 November 2023
The Moldova/Transnistria Situation Reports (SitReps) are a response to the intelligence obtained by Ukraine and Moldova indicating that Russia plans to overthrow the democratically elected government in Chișinău and maintain...
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Moldova & Transnistria Security Update #10 (September)
2 October 2023
The Moldova/Transnistria Situation Reports (SitReps) are a response to the intelligence obtained by Ukraine and Moldova indicating that Russia plans to overthrow the democratically elected government in Chișinău and maintain...
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30 Days of Storm: Ukraine’s Kinetic Campaign against Russian Forces in Crimea
26 September 2023
Between 23 August and 22 September 2023, the Ukrainian Armed Forces executed a meticulously planned kinetic campaign against Russian positions in occupied Crimea. This campaign culminated with the sinking of...
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Moldova & Transnistria Security Update #9 (August)
4 September 2023
The Moldova/Transnistria Situation Reports (SitReps) are a response to the intelligence obtained by Ukraine and Moldova indicating that Russia plans to overthrow the democratically elected government in Chișinău and maintain...
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China’s Escalating “Gray Zone” Tactics: The Interception of Philippine Coast Guard Supply Missions near the Second Thomas Shoal
15 August 2023
On 5 August 2023, two vessels of the Philippines Coast Guard (PCG) were blockaded by Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) cutters which attacked them with a water cannon. According to the...
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Karma Massacre: Responsibility Assessment
10 August 2023
Approximately one hundred men in Burkinabé black military uniforms attacked Karma village in Burkina Faso’s Nord region, killing more than 130 people and displacing countless others on 20 April 2023....
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Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Danube Ports Indicate Escalating Risk for Shipping
4 August 2023
KEY JUDGEMENTS Russia’s missile and drone attacks against Reni and Izmail marked the first strikes on Ukraine’s Danube ports since the full-scale invasion began on 24 February 2022. The attacks...
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Moldova & Transnistria Security Update #8 (July)
2 August 2023
The Moldova/Transnistria Situation Reports (SitReps) are a response to the intelligence obtained by Ukraine and Moldova indicating that Russia plans to overthrow the democratically elected government in Chișinău and maintain...
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Moldova & Transnistria Security Update #7 (June)
11 July 2023
The Moldova/Transnistria Situation Reports (SitReps) are a response to the intelligence obtained by Ukraine and Moldova indicating that Russia plans to overthrow the democratically elected government in Chișinău and maintain...
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“PMC Wagner” Mutineers Relocating to Belarus: Estimates and Risk
4 July 2023
A group of Wagner mutineers is expected to relocate to Belarus under a deal brokered by Belarusian President Lukashenko between Russian President Putin and Wagner chief Prigozhin. The exact number...
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Moldova & Transnistria Security Update #6 (May)
15 June 2023
The Moldova/Transnistria Situation Reports (SitReps) are a response to the latest intelligence that Russia plans to overthrow the democratically elected government in Chisinau and maintain the threat of Transnistria high...
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Ukraine’s Counteroffensive is Imminent
5 June 2023
Kyiv’s upcoming counteroffensive, touted as one of the most anticipated military actions in modern history, is now imminent. The vast majority of Western weapons have reached Ukraine, the new brigades...
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Moldova & Transnistria Security Update #5
24 May 2023
The Moldova/Transnistria Situation Reports (SitReps) are a response to the latest intelligence that Russia plans to overthrow the democratically elected government in Chisinau and maintain the threat of Transnistria high...
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“Deeper and Deeper:” UAVs Strike Moscow
23 May 2023
For those following the conflict up close, it should come as no surprise that "unidentified" drones struck the Kremlin. We assess that the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attack on the...
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Operation Cigarette Butt: Ukraine’s Covert Strike on Saki Air Base
15 August 2022
The following analysis is an updated and revised version of our preliminary-battle damage assessment (P-BDA) released after very-high-resolution (VHR) satellite imagery of Saki Air Base surfaced online, on August 10....
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Flashpoint Snake Island: Why Russia Wanted the “Rock” in the Black Sea
27 July 2022
Snake Island, or Serpents Island (Ostriv Zmiinyi in Ukrainian; Insula Serpilor in Romanian) is an islet off Ukraine's southwestern coast and near the Danube Delta in the Black Sea. With...
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Target Transnistria: Russia’s Maskirovka and Pathways to Escalation (Threatcast)
8 May 2022
KEY JUDGEMENTS I. We assess that Russian intelligence staged the recent provocations in Transnistria as part of a military deception campaign (“maskirovka”). Russia aims to prevent Ukrainian forces in Odesa...
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Russian Mass-Casualty Attack on Civilians at Kramatorsk Train Station
9 April 2022
A Russian missile attack on Kramatorsk train station in eastern Ukraine has killed at least 50 people, likely only civilians, and wounded 100 others, on 8 April 2022. Kramatorsk hosts...
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